questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on efficiency savings across Government Departments; and what steps she is taking to ensure value for money in public expenditure.
answerText: As part of her July statement the Chancellor set out some immediate steps to make efficiencies across government including reducing departmental administration budgets, stopping non-essential spending on communications and consultancy, and disposing of su...
heading: Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness